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Ethiopian officials hold ‘constant meetings’ over emergency state: Ethiopian Ambassador
Egypt
February 19, 2018
Ethiopian officials hold ‘constant meetings’ over emergency state: Ethiopian Ambassador
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Taye Atske-Selassie Amde said on Monday that his country has requested a postponement of the tripartite ministerial meeting…
Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC
Environment
February 12, 2018
Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC
Cairo is among 11 cities across the world that are most likely to run out of drinking water due to…
Sisi inaugurates water-preserving national greenhouse project
Egypt
February 9, 2018
Sisi inaugurates water-preserving national greenhouse project
President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Thursday the first phase of a project building 100,000 greenhouses to grow agricultural products that…
New LE200 – LE5,000 fine for dumping garbage on Cairo streets
Egypt
February 9, 2018
New LE200 – LE5,000 fine for dumping garbage on Cairo streets
Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid announced that those who are found to be dumping garbage on the streets of Cairo…
Refugees, climate change put pressure on Egypt’s water resources: Irrigation Minister
Egypt
January 23, 2018
Refugees, climate change put pressure on Egypt’s water resources: Irrigation Minister
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohammed Abd al-Atty stated on Tuesday that Egypt severely suffers from the impact of climate…
Sisi inaugurates developmental projects in Sharkia, New Cairo
Egypt
January 8, 2018
Sisi inaugurates developmental projects in Sharkia, New Cairo
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated several developmental projects today in 10th Ramadan City, Sharkia, and New Cairo. The projects included…
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Middle East
November 28, 2017
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Hamas is due to hand over power in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority by Friday as part of…
Egypt to construct world’s largest seawater desalination plant
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Egypt to construct world’s largest seawater desalination plant
Egypt is in the process of constructing the largest seawater desalination plant in the world, in the Suez Governorate’s coastal city of…
Sisi to discuss Renaissance Dam crisis with Ethiopian PM in December
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Sisi to discuss Renaissance Dam crisis with Ethiopian PM in December
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in December to discuss the ongoing crisis in the tripartite…
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt
August 3, 2017
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail signed off on Wednesday to raise drinking water and sewage fees starting August by as…